NOTE TO ALL CONTAX SLR OWNERS WITH AGEING EYES:
Most Contax bodies do not have built-in correction diopters. The solution for RTS I & II, 139Q, 137MD & MA, 159 and 167 is to obtain a corrective lens which screws into a slip-on eyecup. The eyecups themselves (either Contax or Yashica) are generally available in the used market. However I have found that the corrective lenses, especially those with positive diopter correction, are very hard to find. These are the corrections required by senior citizens suffering from presbyopia (ageing eyes).
Purely by chance (out of desparation) I found that a Nikon “eyepiece correction lens†designed to fit the Nikon series FA, FM & FE series cameras is a perfect fit for the Contax/Yashica eyecup. They are easily available in a wide range of corrections on e-bay and at other sources.
The other advantage of this solution is that you only need one eyecup-lens set and you can easily transfer it between camera bodies.
Try it, you’ll like it.
Mike Blume
Most Contax bodies do not have built-in correction diopters. The solution for RTS I & II, 139Q, 137MD & MA, 159 and 167 is to obtain a corrective lens which screws into a slip-on eyecup. The eyecups themselves (either Contax or Yashica) are generally available in the used market. However I have found that the corrective lenses, especially those with positive diopter correction, are very hard to find. These are the corrections required by senior citizens suffering from presbyopia (ageing eyes).
Purely by chance (out of desparation) I found that a Nikon “eyepiece correction lens†designed to fit the Nikon series FA, FM & FE series cameras is a perfect fit for the Contax/Yashica eyecup. They are easily available in a wide range of corrections on e-bay and at other sources.
The other advantage of this solution is that you only need one eyecup-lens set and you can easily transfer it between camera bodies.
Try it, you’ll like it.
Mike Blume